• Offered by ANU Legal Workshop
  • ANU College ANU College of Law
  • Course subject Laws
Estate Planning entails the preparation of legal and financial arrangements for clients to provide effectively for the event of incapacity or death. Although Wills (usually those including discretionary testamentary trusts) form a core part of this practice area, other documents such as Enduring Powers of Attorney, Binding Death Benefit Nominations for superannuation and other important documentation also play a crucial role. 
 
The intersection of legal and financial advice in the area of Estate Planning (where lawyers can’t give financial advice and financial advisers can’t draft legal documents) has often lead to a lack of consistent practice in the area. 
 
This course begins with an overview of how Estate Planning law operates in practice and students will be taught how to prepare an effective Estate Plan for a client. Topics to be examined include: 
- Testamentary Trusts
- Superannuation and Estate Planning
- Social Security and Estate Planning
- Vulnerable Beneficiaries and Estate Planning
- Family Provision and Estate Planning
- Blended Families and Estate Planning
- Loss of Capacity: Enduring Powers of Attorney, Enduring Guardianship, and Advanced Medical Directives
 

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Requisite and Incompatibility

To enrol in this course you must be studying a: Master of Laws (7300XLLM, MLLM), Master of Laws specialising in International Law (7300XSINTL), Master of Laws specialising in Law, Governance and Development (7300SLGD), Master of Laws specialising in Environmental Law (7300SENVL), Master of Laws specialising in Government and Commercial Law (7300SGCL), Master of Laws specialising in International Security Law (7300SISL), Master of Laws in Migration (NLLML), Master of Laws in International Law (NLLIL), Master of Laws in Environmental Law (NLLEN), Master of Laws in Law, Governance & Development (NLLGD), Master of Laws in International Security Law (NLLSL), Master of Laws in Government and Regulation (NLLGR), Master of Laws (Legal Practice) (7312XLLMLP), Master of Diplomacy/Master of Laws (7883SINTL, 7883XLLM), Master of Legal Practice (MLEGP). OR Must be studying a: Master of Diplomacy/Master of International Law (7893MDIPL, 7893XMINTL), Master of International Law (7310XMINTL), Master of Environmental Law (7309XMENVL), Master of Law, Governance & Development (7317XMLGD), Master of International Security Law (7318XMISL), Master of Government and Commercial Law (7313XMGCL), Master of Legal Studies (7305XMLEGS), and completed LAWS8015 Fundamentals of Government and Commercial Law or LAWS8587 Legal Framework of Regulation. OR Must be studying a Juris Doctor (7330XJD, 7330HJD or MJD) and have completed or be completing five LAWS1000 level courses or five LAWS6100 level courses. OR Must be studying a Graduate Certificate of Law (CLAW) and have completed or are completing LAWS8586 Law and Legal Institutions and LAWS8587 Legal Framework of Regulation. OR Must be studying a Master of Military Law (MMILL) OR Must be studying a Juris Doctor (MJDOL) and have completed the course LAWS8712 Australian Public Law & International Law B

Fees

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Student Contribution Band:
3
Unit value:
6 units

If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.  Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.

Units EFTSL
6.00 0.12500
Domestic fee paying students
Year Fee
2016 $3252
International fee paying students
Year Fee
2016 $4638
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Autumn Session

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
5702 03 Apr 2017 21 Apr 2017 21 Apr 2017 23 Jun 2017 Online N/A

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